Quality of life in medically & surgically treated patients with glaucoma.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Quality of life (QoL) is a highly underrated yet an extremely crucial measure of the functional outcomes of any therapy. Reduction of intraocular pressure solely cannot determine the success of antiglaucoma therapy. This study was conducted to compare the QoL in patients with moderate to severe glaucoma on medical and surgical therapy, using glaucoma quality of life -15 (GQL-15) questionnaire. Methods A prospective observational study was conducted on 54 eyes of 46 individuals from October 2022 to December 2023. Normative values of the GQL-15 scores were obtained from a control group comprising 30 eyes of 15 age and sex-matched healthy individuals (non-glaucoma). The questionnaire was filled pre-operatively when participants were on medical management and at six mon

SUBMITTER: Bhatnagar KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12744566 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature